Literature Fellowships

Below is a list of all NEA Literature Fellowships awarded since 1965. You can search by year, name, or fellowship type (creative writing or translation). 

We also have sections where you can find out more information about some of the fellows. You can meet some of the fellows who received creative writing awards from 2001 to the present. You can meet some of the fellows who received translation awards from 2011 to the present.

Name Year Type Language
Kent Nelson 1991 Creative Writing
Chris Martin 2017 Creative Writing
Deborah Keenan 1987 Creative Writing
Robert Schultz 1998 Creative Writing
Christy S. Sanford 1992 Creative Writing
Patrick Rosal 2018 Creative Writing
Roxana Robinson 1987 Creative Writing
Lawrence Coates 2000 Creative Writing
Ruth-Miriam Garnett 1992 Creative Writing
Erika L. Sánchez 2019 Creative Writing
Gerald Costanzo 1988 Creative Writing
Lex Williford 1993 Creative Writing
John Frederick Nims 1966 Creative Writing
Douglas Lawder 1968 Creative Writing
James McConkey 1969 Creative Writing
Roland Flint 1970 Creative Writing
Erica Jong 1973 Creative Writing
E. Hale Chatfield 1974 Creative Writing
Wiliam Price 1974 Creative Writing
Steven Orlen 1975 Creative Writing